Verb: quash kwósh
- Declare invalid
"The contract was quashed";
- invalidate, annul, void, avoid, nullify
- Put down by force or intimidation
"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising";
- repress, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce
Derived forms: quashed, quashes, quashing
Type of: cancel, contradict, crush, negate, oppress, strike down, suppress
Antonym: formalise [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Quash, William